Masada and the Dead Sea
Your adventure begins with a journey through the Judean Hills to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth. Traveling through the Judean Desert, we will reach the Masada Fortress, where you will be immersed in the history of Israel. This historical site is one of the most significant in the country and is associated with the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. After entering the National Park, we will take the cable car to reach the remains of King Herod's palace. Then we will go down the same cable car.
Continuing our journey, we head to the Dead Sea, where you can swim in its salty waters at the famous beach and experience the healing properties of the mineral-enriched mud that makes this place so popular.
Important
Tourists will have about 1.5 hours at the Dead Sea.
Entrance tickets for the funicular to the Masada fortress are paid on the spot (80 NIS/20 $).
Departure days
Departure days depend on your departure city
Info
Conditions for order cancellation:
If a tourist cancels an excursion in less than 3 days – penalty 100%, if "No Departure Insurance" is purchased.
Money is returned only if "No Departure Insurance" is available.
Important:
- People who are late and do not go on the excursion will not receive a refund.
- The company is not responsible for lost items.
- Requests for excursions for children under 5 years old are not accepted.
- Responsibility for having an individual insurance policy falls on the tourist.
- Tourists may wait up to 30 minutes for the bus.
- Guide services are guaranteed only for the duration of your stay in the Masada Fortress.
- The company reserves the right to change the departure time, which is communicated to the tourist the day before.
- The company does not sell excursions indicating seats on the bus.
- The tour begins after arrival at the Dead Sea, and before that there is a transfer before the start of the tour.
- Upon departure from the hotels, the return is made to a common meeting point.
- Tourists will have about 1.5 hours at the Dead Sea.
- The tour can be conducted in multilingual groups.
We recommend: Take drinking water, a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, swimwear and rubber shoes for entering the water with you on the excursion.
The cost of trips does not include and is paid on the spot: Meals, unless purchased additionally. As part of the group excursion, a mandatory cable car ride to the Massada fortress is ~20$/80₪.
Additional information: swimming on the Dead Sea beach is provided.
Attractions
There are a lot pf names of Dead Sea. It is often called the “bottom of the world,” because it is located at the lowest point on earth. And in the biblical stories this unusual reservoir is reflected. They say that in the mixture for bonding bricks during the construction of the Tower of Babel, a composition was prepared based on the components contained in the Dead Sea. Used them to strengthen Noah's ark. On the shores of the Dead Sea, an excellent resort area has been created: hotels, motels, health and beauty centers that conduct procedures using sea water and therapeutic mud.
Mount Massada, with a fortress at its peak, is located near the Dead Sea. The fortress reached a special peak in those years when King Herod, who fled from Jerusalem, settled in it. During his reign, a magnificent palace was built, city walls were strengthened, and the water supply system was improved. The ruins of an ancient synagogue were also found. In 73 AD, Massada was surrounded by the Romans. The defenders of the fortress understood that they could not hold back the enemy’s onslaught for a long time, and a terrible decision was made. Among the soldiers, ten people were selected who cut the throat of all the inhabitants of the fortress. Then, from among them, one soldier was chosen by lot, who killed all the others, and then committed suicide. Having burst into the fortress, the Romans saw almost untouched supplies of food and water, weapons and ... dead defenders and inhabitants.
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